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BRITAIN'S great hope Andy Murray did nothing to dampen his
status as a hot tip for the Australian Open title with a commanding
second round win over Spain's Marcel Granollers last night.

The 21-year-old Scot, aiming to break a 73-year drought for
British men at grand slam level, never looked troubled as he raced
to a 6-4 6-2 6-2 victory over the world No.51.

It continued the 21-year-old's smooth path through the
tournament, after his first round opponent Romanian Andrei Pavel
pulled out injured midway through the second set of their
match.

The 2008 US Open finalist entered the event in great form,
boasting two wins over world No.2 Roger Federer already this year,
one in an exhibition and the other enroute to winning an ATP
tournament in Qatar.

While his opponent on Thursday night was not at the same level,
Murray showed he was still in great touch with a sparkling array of
shot-making.

But Murray said Melzer was not an opponent he could take
lightly, after he almost prevented him from reaching his first
grand slam final at last year's US Open.

"I was two points away from losing against him in the third
round of the US Open and ended up winning in five sets," Murray
said.

"He's a tough guy, a lefty, big server and never gives you too
much rhythm, so if I want to win I'll have to play well."

While defending Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and
world No.2 Federer have both decried Murray's status as a favourite
for this year's tournament, the Scot said he was feeling good about
his chances.

"There's a few players out there that disagree on that but I've
been playing well the last six or seven months and this is the best
I've felt coming into a grand slam," he said.

"I hope with all the work I've done I can go deep (into the
tournament)."

He will play 31st seed Jurgen Melzer in the third round, after
the Austrian beat German Andreas Beck 5-7 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 6-3 on
Thursday.

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